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By Perry Michael Simon

Big Deal. How Is He On Minesweeper?

This guy already has a great job -- he's the tasting room manager for a very good local craft brewery -- but that's not why there's a profile of him in our local paper. No it's because he's the seven-time Classic Tetris world champion. Did you even imagine that there was such a thing as a Tetris world champion? Or that he's so good at it, people watch him play on his Twitch channel? Tetris? Oh, and there's even physical danger in playing Tetris at that level -- his doctor has him using eye drops, because he's managed to block his blink reflex and that'll dry out your eyes. Plus, he has a side business: He'll consult your Tetris playing, for a fee. People still play it. Who knew? (Daily Breeze, Torrance)

Perry Michael Simon is Vice President and Editor/News-Talk-Sports for AllAccess.com and the former Program Director and Operations Manager at stations like KLSX and KLYY (Y107)/Los Angeles and WKXW (New Jersey 101.5)/Trenton. He's been on-air and written stuff for TV and websites and other stuff he doesn't remember all that well. He can also be found at Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and pmsimon.com, if you're so inclined. In addition, he's the former Editor-in-Chief at Nerdist.com and Director of Programming at the Nerdist Podcast Network.